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H.J.Res. 80
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.J.Res. 80, “Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment”, was introduced in the House on Mar 24, 2025 by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D) with 220 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Mar 24, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Record
Text
H.J.Res. 80 has 220 co-sponsors.
hjr80/introduced-in-house.txt119 HJ 80 IH: Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.U.S. House of Representatives2025-03-24text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.IA 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 80 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2025 Ms. Pressley (for herself, Ms. Garcia of Texas , Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania , Ms. Kamlager-Dove , Ms. McClellan , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Deluzio , Ms. Strickland , Mrs. McIver , Mr. Keating , Mr. Foster , Ms. Titus , Mr. Doggett , Mr. Peters , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Garcia of California , Mrs. Ramirez , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Chu , Ms. Jayapal , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Quigley , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Moulton , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. Omar , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Mrvan , Mr. Frost , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Costa , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Norcross , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Neguse , Mrs. Sykes , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania , Ms. Sherrill , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Ms. Stansbury , Mr. Amo , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Ms. Matsui , Mr. Morelle , Mr. Hoyer , Mr. Mannion , Ms. Davids of Kansas , Mr. Pappas , Ms. Balint , Ms. Ross , Ms. Perez , Mr. Beyer , Ms. Lee of Nevada , Mr. Fields , Mr. Jackson of Illinois , Ms. Jacobs , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Brown , Mrs. Foushee , Ms. Bynum , Ms. Norton , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Elfreth , Ms. DeGette , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Vindman , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Kennedy of New York , Mrs. McClain Delaney , Mr. Castro of Texas , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Carson , Ms. McCollum , Mrs. Trahan , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Ms. Budzinski , Mr. Sherman , Ms. Stevens , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Bera , Mr. Ruiz , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Torres of New York , Mr. Swalwell , Mr. Mullin , Ms. Leger Fernandez , Mr. Casten , Mr. Courtney , Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , Ms. Rivas , Mr. Thanedar , Mr. Landsman , Mrs. Torres of California , Mr. Case , Mr. Subramanyam , Ms. Simon , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Cisneros , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Goodlander , Ms. Waters , Mr. Riley of New York , Ms. DelBene , Ms. Escobar , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Golden of Maine , Mr. Sorensen , Mr. Latimer , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Sewell , Ms. Dexter , and Mr. Gottheimer ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTIONEstablishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House Joint Resolution 208, 92d Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to the States in that joint resolution is valid to all intents and purposes as part of the United States Constitution having been ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States.
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CRS Summary
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Introduced in House Mar 24, 2025
hjr80/introduced-in-house.mdShown Here:
Introduced in House (03/24/2025)
This joint resolution provides that the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, was ratified by three-fourths of the states and is therefore a valid constitutional amendment, regardless of any time limit that was in the original proposal.
The Equal Rights Amendment was originally proposed to the states in 1972. The original proposal included a deadline for ratification of March 22, 1979; Congress subsequently extended the deadline to June 30, 1982. Although the requisite 38 states have ratified the amendment, three of these states did so after the deadlines, and five states subsequently rescinded their ratifications. The status of the amendment has been the subject of litigation.
Sponsors
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D) sponsors H.J.Res. 80, and 220 members have co-sponsored it, 124 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · D–MA-7 · Sponsor
Introduced Mar 24, 2025

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 24, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–RI-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 24, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–VT-0 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 24, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–OH-3 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 24, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–CA-6 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 24, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–VA-8 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 24, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–OR-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 24, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–OH-11 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 24, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–IL-13 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 24, 2025 · Original
Committees
H.J.Res. 80 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.
Actions
H.J.Res. 80 has taken 2 actions since Mar 24, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 24, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Mar 24, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee |
Votes
H.J.Res. 80 has not gone to a roll call.
Related bills
1 bill is related to H.J.Res. 80.
Titles
H.J.Res. 80 goes by 2 titles.
- Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. — Display Title
- Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
3 clients hired 3 firms and 15 registered lobbyists who named H.J.Res. 80 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Immigration, Medicare/Medicaid, Government Issues, Constitution, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 4 | — |
| AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 2 | — |
| YWCA USA | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 1 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. | 1 | 4 | — |
| AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | 1 | 2 | — |
| YWCA USA | 1 | 1 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| CELINA STEWART | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| JESSICA CAPPARELL | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| KRISTEN KERN | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| REBECCA GOLDMAN | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| MARCIA JOHNSON | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| CHRISTINA ENNIS | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| DAVID EPPSTEIN | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| DENISE CARDMAN | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| HOLLY COOK | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| JAMES O'NEILL | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| KENNETH GOLDSMITH | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| KRISTI GAINES | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| LARSON FRISBY | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| THOMAS SUSMAN | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| RANDI SCHMIDT | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | 2025 second_quarter | $280K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | 2025 first_quarter | $260K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. | LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. | 2025 third_quarter | $140K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. | LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. | 2025 second_quarter | $130K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. | LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. | 2025 first_quarter | $100K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. | LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. | 2025 fourth_quarter | $93K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| YWCA USA | YWCA USA | 2026 second_quarter | $79.5K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.J.Res. 80 under Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.J.Res. 80’s is Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
hjres80/policy-areas.txtConstitutional authority
The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.J.Res. 80, as entered in the Congressional Record.
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 53 (Monday, March 24, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PRESSLEY:H.J. Res. 80.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H1219]
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